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The Gerontology Institute: The First Years, 1984-1987, Gerontology Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Gerontology Institute Publications

During the first years of its existence, the Gerontology Institute has worked with older people to convert "retirement years" into opportunities for continuous growth and learning, while simultaneously seeking to re-examine social, political, and economic roles for elders in society. It is hoped that through such engagement of older individuals, the Institute has inspired a more positive attitude in society towards its aging population.

Bioethics And Law: The Second Stage – Balancing Intelligent Consent And Individual Autonomy, Judith C. Areen

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The principle that government rests on the consent of the governed eventually spread beyond the political arena to alter such private behavior as the relationship between physician and patient. This Article examines the successive transformations of the principle of consent as it has developed in the field of law and bioethics from bare consent to informed consent, and then, more strikingly, to beyond informed consent. This most recent form of the principle may prove to be every bit as revolutionary as the idea of popular sovereignty in 17th century England.

The Uniform Rights Of The Terminally Ill Act: Too Little, Too Late?, Marguerite Chapman

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Some Reasons For A Restoration Of Natural Law Jurisprudence, Charles E. Rice

Journal Articles

The growing influence of utilitarianism and legal positivism in American jurisprudence today and the decline of natural law have produced an ominous shift in the foundation of our legal system. This shift is illustrated by various courts' approaches to momentous legal issues of the Twentieth Century such as abortion and euthanasia. Ultimately, legal positivism is unacceptable as a jurisprudential framework because it provides no inherent limits on the power of the state and no basis for determining what is just. In contrast, the natural law provides a jurisprudential framework that both guides and limits the civil law. It therefore is …

Anencephalic Infants As Organ Donors: A Question Of Life Or Death, Beth Brandon

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Economics Of Intellectual Property Rights And The Gatt: A View From The South, Carlos A.P. Braga

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article explores the attitude of less developed countries (LDCs) with respect to the debate on TRIPs at the Uruguay Round. Part II addresses the evolution of the debate at the GATT level. Part III presents the economics of intellectual property rights protection from the point of view of LDCs. Finally, Part IV summarizes the main conclusions and recommendations of the Article.

Public Programs, Private Deciders: The Constitutionality Of Arbitration In Federal Programs, Harold H. Bruff

Publications

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Health Care: An Overview Of The Indian Health Service, William Boyum

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.

In Re Grant: Where Does Washington Stand On Artificial Nutrition And Hydration?, Stephen P. Vanderhoef

Seattle University Law Review

The Washington Supreme Court in In re Grantsought to determine whether life sustaining treatment could be legally withheld from a terminally ill, non-comatose, incompetent individual. In its December 1987 slip opinion, a majority of the court expanded on its previous decisions empowering third parties, including guardians, families, and physicians, to withhold and withdraw life sustaining treatment from incompetent individuals. This was accomplished by characterizing artificial nutrition and hydration as removable, life sustaining medical treatment. The court also gave third parties the power to remove artificial nutrition and hydration before the incompetent individual in question slips into a coma or …

From Medicalization To Legalization To Politicization: Cruzan, O'Connor And Refusal Of Treatment In The 1990s, Sandra H. Johnson

All Faculty Scholarship

End-of-life decisionmaking is very often accompanied by high stakes and human drama, as evinced in the 1988 decisions of In re Westchester County Medical Center (O’Connor) and Cruzan v. Harmon. This article analyzes these two legal battles both for their place in the jurisprudence of medical treatment decisionmaking of the 1980s and foreshadowing of 1990s conflicts.

The article begins with a discussion of the O’Connor and Cruzan decisions. In O’Connor, the New York Court of Appeals ordered treatment of a significantly brain damaged patient over and above the wishes of the family, requiring “clear and convincing evidence” of the patient’s …

Case Index

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Active Euthanasia: Can It Be Justified, Francis A. Molenda

Tulsa Law Review

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Alcoholism, Intoxication, And The Criminal Law, Steven S. Nemerson

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Advocate, The Advocate, Fordham Law School

The Advocate

Headlines include: Student Fellowship Fund Starts Successfully; Blinded By Abortion; One Man Show Wows Fordham

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 31 Number 1, Fall 1988, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

12 - MY CHINA YEAR Cathy Morrissey '85 guides us through her year in China, teaching English as a second language in Handan.

19 - IT PAYS TO LET YOUR KID RUN WILD The story of a remarkable relationship between a Japanese firm and Michael Franz '75.

21 - THE REWAK YEARS Alumna-journalist Jeanne Huber describes the way Santa Clara grew during the Rewak administration.

26 - THE DEGNAN WAY How a respected English professor turns undergraduates into professional writers.

Law Reviews

The Journal of Law and Education

No abstract provided.

Mitigating Alcohol Health Hazards Through Health Warning Labels And Public Education, Elizabeth L. Kruger

Washington Law Review

Alcohol is the most commonly abused drug in America today; yet, there has been no serious national effort to warn or educate the American public about the non-obvious dangers of its consumption. Courts refuse to impose liability on alcoholic beverage manufacturers for injuries arising out of their failure to warn consumers of the dangers of alcoholic beverages. They reason that the risks of alcohol consumption are widely known among the consuming public. Yet, Americans are actually less aware of the dangers of alcohol consumption than of the risks of smoking. This problem may be solved in several ways. A first …

Citizenship, Race, And Marginality, Kenneth L. Karst

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Health Law—Vaccine Injuries—Federal Law Prescribes Procedures For Alternatives To Tort Actions For Vaccine-Related Injuries. The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act Of 1986. 43 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 To -34 (Supp. Iv 1986)., Victoria Bennett

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

No abstract provided.

Human Rights, Women, And Third World Development, Winston E. Langley

William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications

As part of the effort to inaugurate a new international socio-political order after World War II, international emphasis was given to certain moral and legal entitlements we have come to call human rights. That emphasis initially found its most forceful expression in the Charter of the United Nations, which not only asserts its members' faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, as well as in the equal rights of men and women of all nations, but also recites its members' commitment to employ international machinery for the promotion of the social and economic …

Mitigating Alcohol Health Hazards Through Health Warning Labels And Public Education, Elizabeth L. Kruger

Washington Law Review

Alcohol is the most commonly abused drug in America today; yet, there has been no serious national effort to warn or educate the American public about the non-obvious dangers of its consumption. Courts refuse to impose liability on alcoholic beverage manufacturers for injuries arising out of their failure to warn consumers of the dangers of alcoholic beverages. They reason that the risks of alcohol consumption are widely known among the consuming public. Yet, Americans are actually less aware of the dangers of alcohol consumption than of the risks of smoking. This problem may be solved in several ways. A first …

Grafting Perspective Into Health Law: Organ Transplantation As A Tool For Teaching, Randall R. Bovbjerg

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

A Product Safety Agenda For The 1990s, Teresa M. Schwartz

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Book Review, Brian Bix

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Misuse Of Inherent Powers When Imposing Sanctions For Discovery Abuse: The Exclusivity Of Rule 37, Adam Behar

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Family Law - Right To Die - Vegetative Patient's Right To Self-Determination Permits Surrogate Decisionmaker To Terminate Artificial Feeding - In Re Jobes, 108 N.J. 394, 529 A.2d 434 (1987)., Guy J. Lanza

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

Comprehensive References And Indexes

Cardozo Law Review

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Senate Office Of Research, C. Traxler, M. Livingston

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Board Of Registered Nursing, S. Mazza

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Dellums V. Smith: Do The Neutrality Act And The Ethics In Government Act Unlock The Door To Nicaragua, Stephen Bain

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.